Planning application
George Heriots School 2 Lauriston Place Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9EQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Mature Lime to the west of the school grounds to the south of the refectory. - Remove tree. Removed major deadwood in the past. Tree very close to the building.
As published by the council, reference 26/0620/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0620/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 3 Aug 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Old Town
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH3 9EQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Aug 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
City of Edinburgh took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Frontier Forestry Ltd Agent, registered in Penicuik
Active · incorporated 1998 · Penicuik
29 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year City of Edinburgh decided tree works applications in a median of 14 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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